HOW IS THE U.S. CHANGING? Analyze the context

“Only by coming to terms with history,” can we free ourselves to

create a more just world.” Jennifer Schuessler, March 5, 2017

Invasion of America

1784 1806 1828 1850 1861 1872 1883-present

Slave trade in two minutes

From Ireland to Germany to Italy to Mexico: How America’s Source of Immigrants Has Changed in the

States, 1850 to 2013

US IMMIGRANT POPULATION BY REGION OF BIRTH, 1960-2014

42%

27% 4.50%

26%

US Foreign-Born 2012

naturalized citizenslegal permanent residentstemporary legal residents such as studentsunauthorized immigrants

Frey, W. (2015) Mixed Race Studies

NORTH CAROLINA

Demographics, Immigration, Projections

http://www.censusscope.org/us/s37/chart_race.html

American Indian & Alaska Native Population Percentage, 2013

Swain 27.9%

Robeson 39.5%

Warren 5.6%

PROJECTIONS 2010 = 122,110 2020 = 185,473 2030 = 219,748

Source: http://www.indexmundi.com

Black or African American Population Percentage, 2013

Anson 48.5% Bladen 34.7%

Bertie 61.6%

Northampton 58.4%

PROJECTIONS 2010 = 2,048,628 2020 = 2,347,019 2030 = 2,596,106

Source: http://www.indexmundi.com

White Population Percentage, 2013

Clay 94.1% Carteret 86.5%

Dare 88%

PROJECTIONS 2010= 6,528,950 2020 = 7,433,795 2030 = 7,972,253

Source: http://www.indexmundi.com

Asian Population Percentage, 2013

Guilford 4.5%

Mecklenburg 5.2%

Wake 6.1%

Source: http://www.indexmundi.com

PROJECTIONS 2010= 215,566 2020 = 317,364 2030 = 403,079

Hispanic or Latino Population Percentage, 2013

Duplin 21.2% Sampson 18%

Lee 19.9% Montgomery 15%

Forsyth 12.4%

Source: http://www.indexmundi.com

STATS 2014= 890,000 Median Age = 24 41% in poverty 42% own homes 14% in K12 system

2010-2014 Growth Rates Mecklenberg 14.8% Carteret 32.7% Grahm 44%

IMMIGRANT POPULATION BY STATE, 2010-14 Total U.S. = 41,717,000

758,000

Source: www.migrationpolicy.org

Foreign-Born Population Percentage, 2009-2013

Mecklenburg 13.9%

Duplin 12.7%

Wake 12.8% Tyrrell 7.5%

Durham 13.9%

Alamance 7.6%

Henderson 7.7%

Union 9.1%

Source: http://www.indexmundi.com

52,000 (3.4%)

1,479,000 (96.6%)

1,753,000 (81%)

412,000 (19%)

CHILDREN IN N.C. IMMIGRANT FAMILIES

Source: www.migrationpolicy.org

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

160,000

TOP COUNTIES IMMIGRANT POPULATION, 2011-15

Source: www.migrationpolicy.org

47,503

210,136

87,866

426,055

20,990 1,965 Places of Birth, 2015

Africa Asia Born in Europe Latin America Northern America Oceania

REFUGEES ADMITTED IN 2016

Source: https://www.carolinajournal.com/news-article/diverse-crowd-gathers-in-durham-to-protest-federal-immigration-policies/

Refugees Jan 2015-April 28, 2017

405

860

32

196 209 169 66 45 46 83 36

1,138

471

703

279 194

125 107 114 142 48 63

0

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

Refugees January 1, 2015-2017

2015 2016

Source: http://www.wrapsnet.org/about-us/about/

http://maps.gcir.org

Data Source: Rob Paral & Associates. Estimates derived from the 2005–2009 American Community Survey.

HOW DIVERSE IS YOUR COUNTY?

2005–2009 American Community Survey

Source: http://demography.cpc.unc.edu/2015/12/08/population-growth-in-the-carolinas-projected-vs-observed-trends/

Source: http://demography.cpc.unc.edu/2015/12/08/population-growth-in-the-carolinas-projected-vs-observed-trends/

Source: http://demography.cpc.unc.edu/2015/12/08/population-growth-in-the-carolinas-projected-vs-observed-trends/

Source: http://demography.cpc.unc.edu/2015/12/08/population-growth-in-the-carolinas-projected-vs-observed-trends/

Source: http://demography.cpc.unc.edu/2015/12/08/population-growth-in-the-carolinas-projected-vs-observed-trends/

Source: http://demography.cpc.unc.edu/2015/12/08/population-growth-in-the-carolinas-projected-vs-observed-trends/

Source: http://demography.cpc.unc.edu/2015/12/08/population-growth-in-the-carolinas-projected-vs-observed-trends/